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    44%
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    2.9(59 ratings)
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    2.0(59 ratings)
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    2.5(59 ratings)
    Working environment
    2.7(59 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
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    3.0
    Checkout Supervisor
    Apr 2026
    Magill SA 50721 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Overall, good but gets boring really quickly and stressful
    The good thingsThe people who i work with and the environment overall
    The challengesThe customers can be interesting
    1.0
    Baker/ 2ic
    Sep 2025
    Munno Para SA 51152 to 3 years in the role, former employee
    Soul destroying, the entire experience has made me abandon a 15 year career and pursue something completely different. If you value your mental health DO NOT WORK THERE.
    The good thingsDepartment Manager was amazing. Products were good. Decent flexibility.
    The challengesRostering you get split days off, toxic environment, you only matter if you're in the purple circle, you get run into the ground and they'll still ask for more. Theres 0 work life balance. The bakery production is 100x more than any bakery I've ever worked in. The bakers don't have their breaks because theres just too much work to do. If you're fast and finish your own work you get to do everyone else's aswell. You dont get any incentives for working there not even 5% off your shop like other supermarkets. The place is old and tired, the mentality of upper managers is if its working don't change it, hence why the place is run like its 1980. There is so much potential but its just being wasted. They don’t want to do well, they just want consistently average.
    2 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Delicatessen worker
    Aug 2025
    Loxton SA 5333Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    It's an alright place to work.
    The good thingsGood place to work. good pay and very straight forward tasks
    The challengesNo opportunities' to improve and no contracts available
    4.0
    Checkout Operator
    May 2024
    Munno Para SA 51153 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Good starter job for teens, but also good for those just needing some work.
    The good thingsWell-balanced shifts, lots of opportunity to cover other shifts, supervisors/managers back you up, opportunity to change departments.
    The challenges- Some supervisors can be a bit egotistical, choosing friends to do fun tasks rather than being fair with everyone - Old roster checking system (using a real life folder), should become all online.
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    Grocery Assistant
    Apr 2023
    Mount Barker SA 52511 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Wouldn't work there again but would recommend as an easy casual job during highschool.
    The good thingsIt helps develop your character and has some minor challenges you learn to overcome and can grow from. You learn to make great connections with regular customers so it can help you get a grasp for the type of community you are in. Also a great oppurtunity for new friendships.
    The challengesManagement can be tough and can be immature, but could have been just my store. It becomes a bit tiring booking shifts off as there are no systems in place to do so. My store had management with their children employed so it became a bit of an intense environment in terms of coworkers if a minor thing went wrong. All tolerable to a certain point, is the reason I am choosing to leave.
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Checkout Assistant
    Sep 2022
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    If you have lots of self-respect, you will hate working here.
    The good thingsWhilst working at Foodland, I'm happy to have learnt new communication and working skills I wouldn't have known before I started the job on checkout.
    The challengesNo doubt that you're not going to get along well with everyone you work with, but a lot of the management staff are quite rude and they sometimes made it very unpleasant to go to work.
    3.0
    Retail Customer Service Representative
    May 2022
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Good but difficult at times.
    The good thingsThe workers there are amazing, and i love doing tickets and replacing labels.
    The challengeswhen customer wear mask and I can't understand them properly, that was the most difficult for me to deal with.
    3.0
    Customer Service Assistant
    Mar 2022
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Overall a nice place to work at
    The good thingsWorking with a great group of employees and helping each other when needed.
    The challengesSometimes not getting the hours I would have liked to get.
    1.0
    Retail sales assistant
    Sep 2021
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Great pay, poor management.
    The good thingsThe people I worked with made each shift bearable.
    The challengesManagement did no take employee mental health seriously.
    1.0
    Team Member
    Dec 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Extremely poor consideration for individuals available times and medical conditions!
    The good thingsSome managers are awesome, but the one i worked at had a bad overall manager
    The challengesBooking off shifts is horrendous, there have been multiple occasions where i have booked off months in advance and been put on for the times anyway.
    2.0
    Retail Sales Assistant
    Nov 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Great team but slow, dead environment
    The good thingsThe people are amazing to work with.
    The challengesVery dull atmosphere, the low business makes the shift go for longer.
    1.0
    Checkout Operator
    Mar 2020
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Absolutely horrible
    The good thingsThe pay and lots of breaks
    The challengesThe Managers and supervisors
    1.0
    Labourer
    Mar 2020
    former employee
    Great until new owner took over.
    The good thingsA few great team member
    The challengesNew Management has no idea what they doin
    1.0
    Nightfill Team Member
    Nov 2019
    Worst 11 years of my life aged me by +10 years.
    The good thingsFellow workers support
    The challengesDealing with horrible,horrific bosses.
    5.0
    Management
    Nov 2019
    former employee
    Great
    The good thingsOpportunity to make a wonderful Foodland family, and chances to learn and advance.
    The challengesNeed thick skin to handle some customers, and the daily stresses can be quite a burden.
    1.0
    N/A
    Nov 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Absolutely terrible. It was the worst 7 months of my life. I got 1 3 hour shift a month
    The good thingsThere wasn’t anything that I enjoyed
    The challengesIt was horrible, I would not recommend it
    1.0
    Cashier
    Nov 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    They don’t treat their staff well, don’t work there.
    The good thingsAnyone who weren’t management or family of the owners
    The challengesTrying to get hours, always being passed up coz my wages were too high
    1.0
    Sales Assistant
    Nov 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Great to start with, then i got treated like i was just a number
    The good thingsmaking new and great friends, was a pleasure to work amongst caring people
    The challengesManagement/owner of the store needs to learn about customer service
    1.0
    Dairy Manager
    Sep 2019
    Awful
    The good thingsNothing honestly,other than not being on the dole.
    The challengesDealing with terrible management
    1.0
    Service Delivery Manager
    Sep 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Extremely bad experience
    The good thingsPay even though under payed
    The challengesBad environment nasty culture worst experience in my working life
    3.0
    Baker
    Sep 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Disappointed
    The good thingsEnjoyed the work but was unhappy with the pay rate i agreed to 28.40 but was receiving 23.60 and adding loading to make up the rest I never agreed to that
    The challengesBe honest when explaining pay just seems wrong putting the pay rate they wanted pay me after I had signed the papers.
    3.0
    Checkout Operator
    May 2019
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Very average
    The good thingsMy co-workers were amazing
    The challengesUpper management was so poor and there little chance for advancing in the workplace
    3.0
    Retail Sales Assistant
    May 2019
    Was good for the most part until the end
    The good thingsMostly good people and a good environment
    The challengesThe management needs a lot of work as they don’t manage shifts very well and try and phase you out by cutting your shifts when you start to cost to much to pay
    5.0
    cashier / deli assistant
    May 2019
    former employee
    Loved my job and was sad I had to leave was amazing there.
    The good thingsGreat people to work with and lovely customers they were amazing.
    The challengesHaving to leave as of being pregnant and was to far to travel was very upsetting.
    2.0
    Second in Charge
    May 2019
    Would not recommend anyone working there.
    The good thingsSome good people work there.
    The challengesToo many lazy people, and rude.
    2.0
    Dairy Manager
    Feb 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    worst company I worked for!
    The good thingsMeeting new people, the harding working people who put the time, sweat and literally tears into the company just get nothing back.
    The challengesDealing with higher managers/ HR. Unless your part of their family! Its not worth working from them. Poorly manage and just a dodgy company.
    5.0
    Checkout Operator
    Dec 2018
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Overall Great Company to Work for!!
    The good thingsGreat Staff and Management.
    The challengesChildish behavior of younger Staff and Supervisors always having thier favorite Staff.
    4.0
    Casual Cashier
    Nov 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    There were both positives and negatives
    The good thingsGenerous salary and working hours. Also allows for great skill development, particularly social skills
    The challengesThe lack of training when beginning made it overwhelming. Also, the hygiene was not great
    1.0
    Assistant Manager
    Nov 2018
    No training yet expected to know everything
    The good thingsThey sent me to a store close to home. Less travel time
    The challengesNot a happy environment.
    1.0
    Deli Assistant
    Sep 2018
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Never again!!
    The good thingsHope.. that one day things will get better..... still waiting
    The challengesIf you like to risk your life with faulty appliances and poor communication skills and work ethic from management. You will be pushed to the brink of no return with no appreciation and you get to take on all of the business problems because management wouldn’t dare stand up for what they have done or not done just one handball after another. DO NOT WORK HERE!!
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